Inspired by a recent visit to the Spice Road Table at the Morocco Pavilion at Disney’s EPCOT – I love the smell and taste of these little meatballs filled with middle eastern spices and flavors. The recipe is easy to do and perfect for busy growing families! Serve with some flatbread and yogurt! Lamb can be substituted for beef if desired.

Directions

– Mix the garlic into the beef along with the egg, mint, onion, parsley, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl until well blended.
– Form the mixture into balls, then flatten into a 1 inch oval
– Place the kebabs onto a baking sheet, cover, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes, or up to 12 hours.
– Lightly oil a pan and heat
– Cook for 3-4 mins each side, only turning when they are well sealed or the meat will stick to the pan.

Serve with some flatbread and yogurt or tzatiki or tahini sauce and some Lebanese rice !

Ricky Ly founded TastyChomps.com in 2008 as a local Orlando food blog dedicated to finding the tastiest bits and pieces of Orlando as well as around the world. His first book, Food Lovers' Guide to Orlando: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings (Food Lovers' Series) is available now on Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com. Photography is taken using a Canon EOS 6D and a Sony Nex-3. In 2017, he was inducted into the Orlando Sentinel's Culinary Hall of Fame. He is also featured in the Orlando Sentinel's Central Florida 100, a weekly opinion column featuring 100 of the most influential people in local government, politics and culture.
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